Automatic can-heading machine.



No. 862,634. PATENTED i: M159?.

' J. J. GRIFFIN.

-AUI'OMAIIC GAN HEADING MACHINEi APPLIoATIoE HLBDJULYS. @90s.

J. LGRIP'FIN.

PATENTED AUG. 6, 1907.

AUTOMATIC GAN HEAD-ING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED JULYG. 1906.

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No. 862,634. PATIINTND AUG. 6, 1907. J. I. GRIFFIN.

AUTOMATIC GAN HEADING MACHINE.

APPLIOATIONIILND Junio, 190e. v A

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` J. J. GRIFFIN'.l

AUTOMATIGUAN HBADINGMAGHINB.

` APPLICATION FILED JULY 6, l1906.

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Illll J. J. GRIFFIN.

AUTOMATIC CAN HEADING MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILED JULY 6. 1906.

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PATENIED AUG. 6, 1907.

vsatisfactory square or polygonal can-heading machine which will automatically' feed tops or bottoms into* position to be rigidly'fastened to the can-bodies;-

HUNITED STATES JAMES J. GRIFFIN, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

AUTOMATIC GAN-HEADIN G MACHINIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 6, 1907.

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To all whom it may concem:

Be it known that I, JAMES l. GRIFFIN, a citizen ofthe United States, residing in the 'city and county of San 'Francisco and State of California, have invented new' and useful Improvements in Automatic Can-Heading Machines, of which the following is a specification.

' Thisinvention has reference to can-making machines,

and particularly thoseby'. which tops and .bottoms are placed on can-bodies of a rectangular cross-section.

It is one of theobjects of the invention to provide a which will automatically feed the can-bodies into p0- sition to be registered'with and likewise secured to the top or bottom as the case may be; to provide a machine which will accomplish the aforesaid operations with a minimum amount of attention, and at the same time apply the fluxing fluid to the end of the can-body tov be operated upon, in a uniform and reliable manner.

Other objects will appear in the description, among which are the kproduction of a square-can-header of large capacity, andthe vreduction of cost of manufac- 'tu're ofthe cans and a decrease in the percentage of waste product.,

.The invention consists oi the parts and the`construction and the combination of parts as hereinafter more fully described and claimed, having reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a plan view of my machine. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same-in partial section. Fig. 3 is a side elevation in partial section. Figs. 4-'-5-(i & 7, diagranimatically illustrate the process of -applying the heads to the can body. Fig. 8 is a. sectional View of the fluxing device. Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a portion lof a can head. Fig. 10 is a plan view Ashowing the guide-plate of a modified form of the invention. Figs. 11 & 12 are sections of the same, and

Fig. 13 is aA perspective view of the saine. Fig. 14 shows a modified form of retaining detents.

Referring to the drawings the machine -is sho'wn as having a supporting frame 2 upon which is secured a bed' plate 3, and depending therefrom is a bearing bracket 4', carrying a shaft 5, adapted to be driven by any appropriate means. Shaft 5 has a pinion 6 rigidly mounted on its inner end, which 'pinion intermeshes with a suitably proportionedl gear 7 fastened `on a countershaft 8, which latter is journaled in brackets 9. The gear 7 has'the eccentric camslot 10 and vcarries upon one side acaimroller 11. Shaft 8 carrie's besides gear 7, a miterQgear 12 and a cam 13. The gear 12 is .i in mesh with and drives a similar gear 14 keyed to'a vertically disposed shaft 15 which operates' the can body carrier 30, as will be explained later.

A roller 10 r'otatlfvely secured to one arm of a rocking lever 16 travelsin'the ica'm slot l0. Lever 16 is -29 inward. As the head lowers the ,to squeeze the head dn the can in a mann pivoted to frame 2 at 17, and its outer end is adj ustably connected by the link 18 to another lever 19 pivoted ina yoked standard' 20 mounted upon a stationary part 21 of the apparatus. The lever 19 has on its inner endla roller 22 -fitting in the box 23 of ahead 24 which is vertically slidable upon a fixed stud 25. Thishead is provided with four yokes as at 26, in which .are pivoted 'the toggle-members 27, thelatter ceperating with levers 28 pivoted on the part 21', and designed to reciprocate the squeezing jaws 29. It will thus be seen that arotation of the cam shaft 8 will rock the levers 16 and 19 causing the head 24 to be raised, thereby yforcing the levers 28 outward andthe squeezers tially radialfform, and are operable simultaneously and in unison in suitable fixed' guides, to close in on can head when the latter is in position on can body ell known -in the att, I make no claim to these sqne is per se.

The can bodies which are'to be headed are supported on a rotatable turret or carrier 30 and are adapted to be brought successively into position with respect to the squeezers, and to receive an end and to have the'same squeezed in the following manner and by the following Ainea-ns: The vertical shaft l5 has a crank arm 3l' keyed Lo'its upper end. The arm 3l is provided with the roller 32 and shaft 15 carries a disk-shaped locking plate33 which has a cut out portion 34, shown in Fig. 1, for the purpose of clearance with carrier 30. The roller 32 is adapted'at each revolution of the crank 31 to enter a radial slot 35 in the carrier 30 for the purpose of intermittently rotating the latter.- The carrier 30 is mounted on a shaft 36 which has its lower end `pro vided with a flanged-wheel or pulley 37 against which a friction spring or brake 38 fastened to the machine^ frame' is adapted to bear to limit theV rotative movement of the carrier. The ,shaft 155is constantly driven, andthe roller 32 entering each slot 35 successivelyv will give the carrier a step by step rotative movement. This means of driving is a well knowntype .of stop movement., With each intermittent action of the carrier, the various elements of 'the machineare timed to begin and complete their separate functions -before the .carrier is again (progressed.- The carrier 30 is provided with-a-pl'urality of radially disposed can-holders 39, lc-orresponding in size 'and' cross-section to the can bodies to belhandled and open on their outer side for .the insertion and discharge of the can bodies. Each holder 39 has an ejector or kicker Vrod 40 opposite to its open side for thepurpose of expelling the can-body after it has passed the heading and crimping mechanism. Each holderhas ajvrtical stud 42 projecting downward from its bottom plate 41; this stud is mov able vertically in the carrier 30. The several studs 42 cation in the bed-plate 3.

' are adapted to be brought successively into alinement with a* pin 43 which is supported for vertical reciprolin 43 is adapted to be moved upward through the medium of a push rod 44, which is supported by a spring 45 upon a cam lever 17 on a fixed part of fr'ame A', the latter being fulcrumed at v17 and being actuated by roller 47 traveling in a cam slot 13 in the cam 13. The can-holdersare prevented from any turning movement \by means of the rods 48. The rod 43 and its operating mechanism are so arranged with respect to the squeezers 29 and the operationof the rod 43 is so timed, that at each period of rest of the'carrier, a holder will be brought between the squeezers and rod 43 and directly over the latter to be elevated for the purpose of heading and squeez` ing the can, as will be'more fully explained shortly.

The can-bodies are delivered into the holders autovmat'ically by suitable means as the following: 49

represents a belt from which the can-bodies to be headed are *delivered* on to a table 5()y and thenQe shifted transversely'by means of a push-rod 51 into a holder which has been brought into suitable position. The push-rod 5l is reciprocal in guides 52 by appropriate means as a lever 53 which is connected by link 54 to one arm of a bell crank lever 55; the latter is fulcrumed at 56 o`n the stationary support 2l. The other arm of the 'bell crank 55 is pivoted at 57 to a lever 58, which latter is also fulcrumed at 56. The pivot 57,

works in a suitable slot in the lever 55 to accommodate i the parts to the necessary oscillatory movement. v.The lever58 is pivotally connected with a head 24 in such fashion as to impart an oscillatory movement to the lever' 58 at each reciprocation of the head 24.

Simultaneously with the infeed of a fresh' can-body, by means of the rod 5l, into a holder, another canbody which has received its head is being discharged from another part of the machine.V This discharge of a can is effected by the lever 58, and the following connections operating successively on the several ejectors 40'. 59 represents a lever fulcrumed at 60 to a fixed part of the machine. A link 6l connects lever 58 with lever 59. Each time a can-body-carrier stops and the crimping mechanism is operated, the lever 58 will be rocked, to aetuate simultaneouslyn the injector rod 5l and the ejector rod 40.

Where the seams of the cans are to be soldered after the head is crimped, it is desirable to deposita suitable Iluxing fluid on the edge of the can before the head is put on. Accordingly I provide the following mechanism which is operated duringthe periodof travel of the can from its point of entry into the machine to the point where it receives its head: 62 is a lever' which is fulcrumed to a fixed part of the machine at 62 and has one end pivoted to the lever 58. v The other end of the lever 62 carries a polygonal ring or part 63 which has a trough or reservoir 64 to contain' a suitable uxing liquid. The underside of theA part .63 has a continuous groove G5 corresponding in shape andV size to the end of a can-body. The groove 65 is filled with an absorbent packing 66 of suitable material, and the bottom of lthe trough is perforated. to allow a limited amount of the -fliixingli/quid to pcrcolate through and saturate'the absorbent packing in the groove 65, Each time that the can-body-carricr stops and the crimpers are actuated, this fluxmg mechanism 1s operated to engage the 'the solder bath.

top edge of a can and squeeze a sufficient amount of the liuxing liquid onto the edge of the can-body and so insure a tight jointrwhen the can finally passes through Suitably arranged beneath the convergent ends of the squeezers 29 and secured to a fixed part of the ap` paratus 2l is the can head support and centering ring 67 which constitutes one of the main features of the present invention. This can head support and centering ring, consists of a. single piece of metal having'a polygonal opening corresponding in size to the outside diameter of a can'. The opening in this ring is smaller than a detached head which is adapted to be supported on the ring and in the path of the immediately subjacent can body. y v

s shown in Fig. l, where a singlering serves for all of the can-body-holders, the can ends are fed in through a chute 68 disposed beneath the plane of thesqueezers 29. As represented in Fig. l, and more clearly in Figs. 4-576 {lc-7, the opening of the ring 67 has downwardly divergent walls 69 against which the u pper edge of the can body a is adapted to engage and to be squared when the can body is lifted. The top of the ring 67 is formed with a surrounding ledge 70 on which ledge a can end 7l is adapted to be supported. These can heads or ends are provided with a continuous groove 73 in which the end of the can is adapted to fit.\ (By can-head I mean either can-top or cani-bottom or can-end). 'Y

The top of the ring on the side toward the carrier 68 is cut away to forma channel with its bottom in the` plane of the top of the carrier 68 and in a plane with the bottom of the ledge 70, so that the can ends can easily slide from thetrough 68 intoposition on the ring' and in line with the can body. Each time that the canbody-carrier stops and a can body is lifted through the agency of the rod 43 and its operating mechanism, the

ytop of the can-body .a first strikes the inclined walls 69 of the "ring, and these inclinations act to square up the can which passes on up through the ring, picks up the `can-head and carries the latter up against the xed stop-plate 72 (Fig. the` spring pressed pins 74 preventing the head from jumping or shaking of of the can-body during the upward movement of the latter. The stop-plate 72 is suitably shaped and convexed corresponding to the concavity of the top of the can-head1 The lifting of the can'body to pass it through the ringv and receive its head, precedes slightly the inward movement of the squeezing jaws 29.

The coperative action of the squeezers 29 with the side wallsof the step-plate 72 upon the head and canbody, results in the proper securing of the head on the can` (Fig. 6); and in such a reduction in area of the headed end' of the can. that when the can-body is retracted downward through the ring, it will carrythe canhead along with it (Fig. 7 Thus it is seen that when the can head is first fed in it is too large to pass through the ring 67; after squeezing however and having been made a part of the can, it will readily slip throughthe ring as indicated in Figs. 6 and 7.

'lhe ejectment of the headed can from the ring is effected by suitable means as the pins 74 which slide in the stop plate 72. These pins of which there may be any suitable number so as to exert an even pressure on 111e top of the can-head, are secured to a plate 75, which offset portion 80 on lever 81. AThe latter is'fulcrumed at 17 and at each revolution of the shaft 8, the roller 11 is adapted to engage the rocker lever orarm' 81, lift the latter and p ush down on the pins'74 to eject the headed can body from the ring 67. A stop 82, shown in Fig. 2,

1G isadapted to limit the oscillatory movement of lever 77.

so that the inner end of said lever will serve as a stop to the upward movement of the pins 74 against the tension of the springs 7G.

In operation the can bodies, withtheir endsto be headed pointing upward, are delivered by-carrier 49 upon the table 50 and -fed thence into the successive holders 39 on carrier 30 by means of. the pusher 51. The ends 71 are correspondingly fed by the chute 68 successively into position on the ring 67. With the drive-shaft 'operating constantly, the carrier 30 is given a step by step movement through the medium of the'stop mechanism 31-32- 33- Each -time the carrier stops, an empty holderis brought into position to receive a can body from table,50; anoth'er holder with its can body is brought beneath the fluxing mechanism; a third holder is brought into linewith the squeezing'mechanism and the elevating mechanism, and a fourth holder with its can body and crimped-head is brought'opposite the knock-out lever 59. During the period of rest oi the carrier, pin 43 is lifted to eleva'tcits can-holder and carry a ca'n-body'upward through the ring 67 to receive a head, and'gto have the `saine squeezed in the manner hereinbefore described. During the squeezing operation the lever 5S is operated to perform a triplefunction: (l) to actuate pusher 51 to feed in a fresh can body; (2) to operate the tluxing device 63; (3) to actuate the lever 59 and eject a headed can body. With the injecting, iluxing, squeezing and ejecting mechanisms resuming their normal inert positions, the car- 40 rier isigiven another step movement forward to bring a succeeding set of holders and can-bodies into proper position to be operated upon.

ln Figs. 9 to 13 inclusive, I have indicated a modification of the invention, in whichleach oi the can-bodyholders 39 may be provided with its individual supporting and centering ring 67. This it will be noticed is in contradistinction to the previously described4 machine in which a single supporting and centering ring I 67 fixedly positioned in the apparatus, serves or all the can-body holders. ln the modified form oi the apparatus, the ring 67. is made in one piece as before and has a ledge surrounding the opening in the ring providing a support for the can head. The ring 67 isv provided with two short legs 83 at one end, and two 55 long legs 84 atrthe other end. These legs are adapted to slide in suitable perforations in the walls of the holders 39/. Each ring has a limitedv up anddown movement independent of its.holder, and a spring Vtends normally,r to lift the ring from its holder. This upward movement of the ring with respect to its holder is limited however, by appropriate means, asthe cotter-pins 85 passing through the long legs 84 and engaging suitable stops on theholder 39C Thefunction of the springs 85 is to normally maintain the rings at sut- 35 ticient distance above the holders to enable a can to be and desire to'secure by Letters Patent, is

easily pushed into a holder or'out of it beneath a ring. The holders are mounted on a rotary carrier 30, similar in every respect to the one in'Fig.` 1, and operated by similar or equivalent means and in a similar or equivalent manner. The sa'me squeezing mechanism, and the same ejector mechanism are employed; A

consequently it has not vbeen deemed necessary to describe or illustrate these several mechanisms in further detail. Themodified form o the device diflers only from that rst described in the individual mounting of the` supporting and centering Arings and in the manner in which the heads are delivered upon the rings. Where an automatic feed of the heads is desired,

I employ a feed-chute 68', into which the heads are fed' singly and provide one side of each ring `with an upwardly projecting knife-edge tang 678. The chute- 68' is arranged with respect to the travel of the holders, so that each holder passes beneath the end of the chute in a direction as indicated by the arrow in Fig. l2; with the ring 67 traveling in sufficient proximity to the end of the chute, the tang (57i1 which is arranged closeto the opening in the ring, will catch under the edge o ahead which projects suii'ciently from the mouth of the chute 68 and 'draw it on to the ring and center itover a can body. With a cap lin this position on the rig, talle holder is duly advanced to the squeezing mechanism.

and lifted to have the head squeezed all in thema-1b ner as herein before described.

In both .cases it is important to observe that the canbody is pushed through the 'solid' ring; the head of which is too big to pass through the ring, is placed on the body; and the head is squeezedbefore the can is withdrawn from the ring. After squeezing the head4 and can body easily pass through the ring; the pusher pins 74 exerting only enough pressure on a head to irlsure the discharge Aoi a can in case thelatter' shows a tendency to stick in the ring.

In Fig. 14 I show detents or plates90, actuated by small spring-wires 91, to hold the can caps securely centered and prevent dislodgrnent-v As the can-body is raised through the centering ring 67, the detente recede sufficiently to permit the cap to pass.

It is possible that various modiiications'in my inven- 'los tion may be made Without departing from the principle p I thereof, and I do not wish to be understood as limiting' myself to my specific construction.

Haying thus described my invention, what head, 'said ring being adapted tosupport the head thereon in the path of the immediately subjacent can-body, means for projecting the cambody through said ring to cause it I claim4 to pick up' the lloose head supported thereon; squeezing devices above the'riug and between which the head-end of the can body is carried, and means for actuating the squeezing devices to cause them `to squeeze the said loose beadon the can-body, said devices allowing the head-can to be retracted through the ring. 2. In a can-header, the combination with a revolublymounted can-body-carrier having a plurality of radla1lydisposed can-body-holders each having a limited reciprocatory movement, of a squeezing mechanism and a subjecent solid one piececan-hend-supportinE-ring having un opening which is too small`to pass tbe detached can-head. means for projecting a can-body through the ring, `and means to actuate the squeezing mechanism to squeeze the head on the body and allow the headed-body-to be retracted through the ring.

3. In a 'canjheading machine, the combination with arevolubly-mounted 'can-body-carrier having. a plurality of' radially-disposed can-body-holders each' having a limited reciprocatory movement, of a superposed can-head-supporb ingering, crimping-mechanism above the ring, means for agria-ily alining the crimping mechanism, the ring and the holder', means for actuating the holder to project a canbody through the ring, and means for actuating the crimp ing mechanism to crimp the head while the can-bodysis in said projected position.

4. In acan-heading machine, the combination of a revolubly-mounted can-body carrier having a plurality of ra- 'dially-disposed can-body holders, said holders having a limited reciprocatory movement, a rigid one-piece can head-supporting-ring having an 'opening corresponding in 'size and cross-section to the can-'body to be headed, said opening being smaller thanthe detached can-head, means for projecting the can through the ring to receive a canhe'ad, a stop-plate in the path of the headed can-body, and squeezing mechanism cooperating with said stop-plate to squeeze the head on the cau-body.

5. In a can-heading machine, the combination of a canbody carrierA having a plurality ot' radially disposed canbody-holders, said holders having a limited reciprocatory movement, crimping mechanism, a ean-head-supportingring, means for reciprocating a'holder to pass a can through the ring and into proximity with the `crimping mechanism, andmeans' for actuating the crimping mechanism;l

6. In a can-heading machine, the combination of a cai'- rier having a series of can-body-holders open at one side, means for feeding cans successively into said holders, uxing mechanism, heading and crimping mechanisms, ejector mechanism for discharging the headed can-body 'from the holders, and means for `operating-said carrier and said several-mechanisms cordinately.

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7.' I'n a can-headingmachine, the combination of a rotary carrier having a. plurality ofradially disposed canbody-holders,-said can-body-holders open at one side, ejectors carried by the holders, means forheading and crimping a can while in a holder, and means for operating said ejector to discharge the head can.

l8. In a can-heading machine, the combination of a ro- 'tary carrier having a plurality of radially disposed canbody-holders, said holders open at one side having a llmited reciprocating movement on the carrier, means for placing the headson the can-bodies, means for crimping the heads, means for reciprocating the holders to carry the canAbodies into position with respect to said heading and crimping means, and means to eject the headed bodies from the holders.

tary carrier having a series of radially disposed can-bodyholdcrs, means for giving the carrier a step by step movement, crimping mechanism, a can-head-supporting-ring, means forlifting a holder to project a can-body through the ring into position with respect to the crimping means, and means for giving the carrier and crimping meansa movement coordinate with the reciprocation of the holders.

10.' In a square-can-hcader, the combination of a revolubly-mounted canshodyncarrier having a plurality of radially-disposed can-body-holders, and a can-head-support, one of said parts movable toward and from the other tio piace ahea'd on the can-body. said can-head-support comprising a solid ring having an opening corresponding `in cross-section and size approximately to that of an'end of` a can-body to be headed, said ring having the sides of the -opening adjacent to the end of the canbody.beveled to' form a funnel-shape guide for the can-body, the opening in said ring being too small to pass the detached can-head but -freely passing tbc can-bod v, means to squeeze the canhead onto the body after the latter has passed through the ring, and means to push the headed can-body with the atally-disposed can-bodyholders. :nld

9. In a can-heading machine, the combination of a ro-` a can-headsapport,-

one of said parts movable toward and from the other to` implace aiiead o'n the calf-body, said can-head-support comprising a solid ring having an opening corresponding in cross-section and size approximately to that of an end of a can-body to be headed, said ring having the sides of the opening adjacent to the end of the can-body beveled to form a funnel-shape guide for the can-body, the opening in said ring being too small to pass the detached can-head but freely passing the canbody, means to squeeze the canhead onto the body after the latter has passed through the ring, and means to push the headedcan-body With the' attached head through the ring, said ring having a channel on -its upper surfacefor the insertion laterally of a canhcad into position on the ring prior to squeezing.

12. 1n a squarecan-l1eader, the combination of a revolubly-mounted can-body-carrier having a plurality of radially-disposed can-body-holders, and a can-head-support, one of said parts movable toward and from the other to implace a head on the cambody, said can-head-support comprising a solid ring having an opening corresponding in cross-section and size approximately to that of an end of a cau-body to be headed; said ring having the sides of the opening adjacent to the end of the can-body beveled to form a funnel-shape guide for the can-body` the opening in said ring being too small to pass the detached can-head but freely passing the can-body, means to squeeze the canhcad onto the bodyafter the latter has passed through the ring. means to push the headed can-body with the attached head through the ring, said ringl having a channelon its lupper surface for the insertion laterally Aof a can-head into position on the ring prior to squeezing,a stop plate on the side of the ring opposite to-the holder and operativein opposition to the holder and co-zi'cting with said squeezing means to crimp the head on the can-body.

13. ln a can-headingmachine, the combination of a revoluble structure having a plurality of radially-disposed canbody-holders, said holders each having a limited reciprocatory movement, a squeezing mechanism, a single can-head support beneath which the can-holders are successively brought,` said support comprising a rigid ring upon which the can-heads loosely rest and said ring hav- Y 14. ln a can-heading-machine, the combination of a canv body holder and a can-headsupport, said can-head-support, movable in unison with the holder and havingr meansfor engagement with the can-head to position it over the canbody on the holder, and means to move the holder.

15. In a can-hcadingmachine, the combination of a canbody-holder. a can-head-support carried by the holder, said ean-head-support having an opening corresponding to the size and shape of the can-body to be headed, means for positioning the can-heads on the holder, and means for attaching the head so positioned to thc can-body.

1G. 'lhe combination ot` a rotary 'carrier having a series of can-body-holt'iers, said holders mounted for vertical reciprocaton, a can-head-supporting-ring, means for reciprocating a holder to insert a can into the ring and to posi,- tlon the head onthe can-body, and means for securely fixing the head on the can while the can is in the ring.

17. '.lhe combination of a rotary carrier having a series oi' can-body-holders, said holders mounted for vertical re ciprocation, a can-head supporting-ring, means for reciprocating n lholder toinsert a can into the ring and to positio the head on the can-body, means for crimping the head while the can isin the ring, means to move the carrier, means to insert can-bodies into the empty holders, and means to apply a iiuxing medium to the can-bodies in the holders prior to receiving their heads.

1S. In a can-heading machine, the combination of a rotary support, a series of can-body-holders on the support, means for giving the latter a step by' step movement, a can-head-supporting-ring, means for operating the holders successively to insert a can-body into the ring, radially operating' crimpinganexnbors above the ring, and means to operaie said crimping nninbcrs cobrdinaicly with tbc nmvcnlcnt ol' lilo holders.

19. In a can-heading machine, the combination with a rigid one piece can-head-supporting-ring, of a series of radially operating crimping members on one side of the ring, means on'the othei side of the ring to support a can-body, and to insert a can-body into the ring, said ring provided Witha seat for the can-head, and means for actuating said crimping members cordinately with the movements of the means for inserting the can-bodies into the ring.

20. In a can-heading machine, the combination with a; rotary support having a series of radially disposed canbody holders, means for giving the support a step bystep movemennzmeans for feeding the can-bodies into the einptyholders, means for applying a uxing medium to the can-bodies onl the'holders,'a series of radially arranged crimpersfqi'eans including a vertically slidable head for operating said crimping members, means for reciprocating the holders and for positioning can-heads on the,cann bodies, and connections between said slidable` head and said tluxing device to operate thelatter.

21'. In al'can-heading-machine, the combination with a traveling'can-hody-holder open at one side, means for giving said holder a step by step movement, and the following instrumentalities operative at succeeding periods of rest of said can-body-hoider: means to deliver a can-body to the holder, means to apply a. duxing medium' to the can-body, means to place a head on the can-body and to crimp the same, and means to eject the headed-can-body from the holder.

22. In a can-heading machine, the combination of a rotary support having a series of radially disposed can body holders, and means for glving'the support a step by step lmovement, a crimping mechanism comprising a series of radially arranged crimpers, a sliding-head and toggle c0nnections between the head and said members, a can-head Asupporting-ring beneath the crimpers, and means to elevate the holders successively to project succeeding-canbodies through said ring and into operative position with the crimpers, and means to operate said crimpers cordinatelyvwith themovement of said support.

23. In a can-heading machine, the combination of arotary support having a series of radially disposed canbody-holders, and means for giving the support a step by step movement, a crimping mechanism comprising a. series4 of radially arranged crimpers, a sliding-head and toggle connections between the head and said members, a canhead-supporting-ring beneath the crimpers, means to elevate the holders successively to project succeeding can: bodies through said ring and intooperative position with the crimpers, means to operate said crimpers cordinately with the movement of said support, and canfbody injecting means and can-body ejccting means operative by the crimping mechanism.

24. In a can-heading machine, the combination'of a ro tary support having a series of radially disposed canbody-holders, and means for giving the support a step by s tep movement, a crimping mechanism comprising a series of radially arranged crimpers, a sliding-head and toggle connections betweenthe head and said members, a canhead-supporting-ring beneath the crimpers, means to ele vate the holders successively to project succeeding-can bodies through said ring and into operative position with the crimpers, means to operate said' crimpers'cordinately with the movement of 'said support, and means operative by the crimping'xnechanism for applying a fiuxlng medium to the can-bodies.

25. In a can-heading machine, the combination with a rotary support having a series of radially' disposed canbody holders, means for feeding cans into the holders, meansfor heading and crimping the can-bodies while in .the holders, means for ejecting the headed cans from the holders, said crimping means including Aradially arranged crimpers, a sliding-head and toggle connections between the head and crimpers,'and connections between the head and said canffee'dng means to operate the latter.

26. In a can-heading machine, the combination with a rotary support having a seriesof radially disposedcanbody-holders, means for feeding cans into the. holders, means for heading and crimping the can-bodies while in the holders, means for ejecting the headed cans from the holders, said crimping means including radially arranged crimpers, a sliding-head and toggle connectionshetween the head and crimpers, and connections between the head and said can-ejector-means to operate the latter.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing/witnesses.

JAMES J'. GRIFFIN.

Witnesses:

REY M. PIKE, FRANK L. OWEN. 

